An evaluation of EU-DEM in comparison with ASTER GDEM, SRTM and contour-based dems over the eastern mecsek mountains

Hungarian Geographical Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 401-423

  Józsa, Edina ^a   Fábián, Szabolcs Ákos ^a   Kovács, Mónika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

ASTER GDEM; Denoising; EU DEM; Geomorphometry; Open source GIS; SRTM

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; LAND COVER; RESOLUTION; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

HUNGARY; MECSEK MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84922058339     PISSN: 20645031     EISSN: 20645147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15201/hungeobull.63.4.3     Document Type: Article

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